Video Review Chp 21

1. Explain why you selected each of the FOUR videos you choose from the selection listed above.
I selected the videos: Matisse and Picasso, The Impact of Cubism, Dada and Surrealism, and Expressionism. I selected these videos because each are about either an artist or style that I find interesting. I chose the videos I did to learn more about these artists or styles that stand out to me.

2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
Matisse and Picasso:
The key concept of this film is the relationship and connection of the artists Matisse and Picasso. The film shows examples of paintings and sculptures from each, and uses film clips to archive the journey of each artist. The points on their journey where these artists cross is the key part of this film. Françoise Gilot and Picasso’s son Claude provide insight on Picasso’s connection with Matisse.
The Impact of Cubism:

The key concept of this film is the Influenced of the works of Cézanne, African tribal art, and the art of the Iberian Peninsula on Cubism. Cubism was the most influential style of the 20^th century and provided artists with nontraditional ways to represent space and form. The film examines pieces such as Juan Gris’ The Breakfast Table (1915), Marcel Duchamp’s Sad Young Man on a Train (1911), Robert Delaunay’s Champ de Mars (1911), Sonia Delaunay’s Electric Prisms (1914), Kazimir Malevich’s An Englishman in Moscow (1913-14), and Umberto Boccioni’s Farewells (1911)

Dada and Surrealism:
The key concept of this film is the Dada movement. Which was born as a reaction to World War I. The film also covers the movement of Surrealism which opened new avenues for artistic creation by striving to bypass the reasoning process and tap directly into the unconscious mind. The video examined Kurt Schwitters’ Merzbild 25 A (1920), Hanna Höch’s Cut with the Kitchen Knife (1919), George Grosz’ Untitled (1920), Joán Miró’s Dutch Interior I (1928), and Salvador Dalí’s The Burning Giraffe (1936).

  Expressionism:

The key concept of this film is expressionism which is an outgrowth of Fauvism. Expressionism emphasized color's emotional properties while demonstrating far less concern than the Fauves had with the formal and structural composition of color. The film also covers how Contemporary Neo-Expressionism has further developed this artistic approach. This program examines: Edvard Munch's Ashes (1894, Osloo Franz Marc's The Tiger (1912), Municho Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's Five Women in the Street (1913), Cologneo Max Beckmann's Actors (Triptych) (1941-42), Cambridgeo Georg Baselitz's The Great Friends (1965), Viennao Anselm Kiefer's Interior (1981

3. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
The videos relate to the reading in the text because they discuss many of the artists and art work from the chapter. They also discuss many of the same styles and movements that were covered in the chapter.


4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?
In my opinion the films are well put together and entertaining. They provide much information on the subjects and give many examples of what they are talking about. The films add depth to understanding by providing a visual reference for the information covered in the book. The films also delve deeper into the information explained in the books, and provide more information. This helps to add depth to understanding and increases the viewers knowledge of the subject matter discussed in the book better then the reading alone can provide.